When I was young, I remember meeting a girl named Jimmy once. It was very strange and also somewhat funny since she was very girly with pink bows and all. I always thought of questioning her if it was her real name or if it was a nickname but I was always too terrified to ask.

In Adventures in Odyessy, one of the characters (the little boy in the Barclay family) is named Jimmy Barclay. He fits the role of the stereotypical "annoying little brother". The writers of Adventures in Odyessy have said that his name came from Jimmy Stewart's.

It is a redneck jerk's name. I've never met a nice Jimmy, and I've met quite a few. Plus I don't like that it's a nickname of James, they're pretty much the same length so it just confuses and annoys me.

James (Jimmy) Bartel is a professional Australian Rules footballer. He plays for the Geelong Football Club and in 2007 won both the Brownlow (highest individual honour for an Aussie Rules player) and the Grand Final.

-- Anonymous User 3/5/2009

I love the name James, but I would never, ever call my child Jimmy. Simply because it ruins the regal sound of James.

Jimmy Cooper is the troubled teen protagonist of The Who's 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia, which was later turned into a movie. It's my favorite album of all time, so I'm kind of partial to the nickname.

My favorite nickname for James! (And the only one I like) It's so cute and fits all ages, but ONLY as a nickname! I really disagree with the people who think it's a redneck name... I don't get where you came up with that! But anyways, it's strange to me how people actually name their children nicknames as full names, what if they actually want to be someone important in society? If you want to call your son Jimmy, I'd say name him James and call him Jimmy. It's adorable :) also, I know someone who uses this as a nickname for Jaime, the Spanish equivalent of James.